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Difficult Music Trivia: Alice in Chains | 25 Questions

This is a quiz all about AIC. For fill-in-the-blank questions, just type lowercase. Also, for this quiz, you can use first names. I'm not formal at all :P

A multiple-choice quiz by pjchik. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
pjchik

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,887

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
12 / 25

Plays
2082

Last 3 plays: Guest 70 (17/25), Guest 76 (16/25), Guest 137 (6/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. How many EPs has Alice in Chains released? This does not include studio albums! Hint

none

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Question 2 of 25

2. What is Layne Staley's middle name? Hint

Bob

Thomas

Tiberius

Ted

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Question 3 of 25

3. We all know Jerry has composed the majority of the songs for AIC; however, Layne has written three by himself. Which one of these did he write? Hint

Hate to Feel

Angry Chair

Head Creeps

all of these

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which member was snowed in his house without electricity, nearly starved, and had to be rescued by the National Coast Guard? Hint

Layne

Mike

Sean

Jerry

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Question 5 of 25

5. Mike Inez dedicated the song 'Down in a Hole' to his golden retriever. What was the dog's name? Hint

Spot

Bad dog

Dinky

Chuck

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Question 6 of 25

6. In "The Nona Tapes", Sean is wearing a shirt with an altered Marlboro pack on it. What does the shirt say instead of Marlboro?

Answer: (One Word (okay, uppercase for this one))

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Question 7 of 25

7. Which member missed a gig on December 1, 1991 because he thought November had 31 days? Hint

Jerry

Mike

Layne

Sean

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which band did AIC open for (four dates) in 1996? Hint

Tom Petty

Rolling Stones

Pearl Jam

KISS

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Question 9 of 25

9. What year did AIC form? Hint

1989

1987

1991

1992

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Question 10 of 25

10. In the beginning, one member was dating another member's sister. Who was the boyfriend and who was the brother? Hint

Sean was dating Mike Starr's sister

Mike was dating Layne's sister

Layne was dating Sean's sister

Jerry was dating his own sister

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Question 11 of 25

11. According to Mike Inez in "The Nona Tapes", he owned a hot dog stand. What was the name of the stand? Hint

Mega Dogs

Weenies Galore

Rock Dogs

Hot Dog stand

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Question 12 of 25

12. Layne had a girlfriend who sadly died of a drug overdose. What was her name? Hint

Kelly

Susan

Demri

Michele

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Question 13 of 25

13. When Jerry's mother was dying, he wasn't allowed to see her on her deathbed. Which of his relatives wouldn't let him see her? Hint

his uncle

his brother

his father

his grandfather

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Question 14 of 25

14. Who did Mike Inez play bass for before joining AIC? Hint

Jane's Addiction

Mother Love bone

The Melvins

Ozzy Osbourne

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Question 15 of 25

15. What is Sean's dad's name? Hint

Frank Kinney

Bob Kinney

Sean Kinney Sr.

James Kinney

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Question 16 of 25

16. Speaking of Sean's dad, he was on a task force to hunt down which murderer? Hint

The Green River Killer

The Boston Strangler

Charles Manson

Ted Bundy

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Question 17 of 25

17. What was Jerry's dad's nickname?

Answer: (think of AIC songs...as if you should need a hint on this one!!!!)

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Question 18 of 25

18. What was the name of AIC's first EP? Hint

'Jar of Flies'

'We Die Young'

'Sap'

'Blew'

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Question 19 of 25

19. During 'Unplugged', the actual show, Jerry sings a little country ditty. What three words does he say are 'on me'? Hint

sadness and agony

gloom, despair, and agony

doom and despair

gloom and doom

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who is the lead singer? If you don't know this...stop the quiz NOW!

Answer: (First name, last name, or both)

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Question 21 of 25

21. When is Layne's birthday? Hint

May 13, 1966

March 18, 1966

August 22, 1967

May 27, 1966

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Question 22 of 25

22. In 'The Nona Tapes', once again, what profession did Sean undertake? Hint

clown

barber

exotic dancer

bag boy at a grocery store

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which side of Sean's nose is pierced? Hint

it isn't pierced

left

right

middle

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Question 24 of 25

24. At the end of 'Live: Facelift!', there are three AIC videos. Name them in order. Hint

i can't remember, real thing, confusion

we die young, man in the box, and sea of sorrow

sea of sorrow, bleed the freak, and love hate love

put you down, sunshine, and man in the box

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Question 25 of 25

25. If you could spend time with any member of AIC, who would it be? (Living or not) lowercase spelling

Answer: (One Word-- first name only)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many EPs has Alice in Chains released? This does not include studio albums!

Answer: 3

The EPs are: 'We Die Young', 'Sap', and 'Jar of Flies'. The EP 'Jar of Flies' debuted at number one, becoming the first EP to do so!

2. What is Layne Staley's middle name?

Answer: Thomas

I saw the name 'Layne T. Staley' on one of the songs he wrote and wondered what the 'T' stood for. I found out at Internet Movie Database website.

3. We all know Jerry has composed the majority of the songs for AIC; however, Layne has written three by himself. Which one of these did he write?

Answer: all of these

It's interesting to think that Jerry has had a part in like 95% of the songwriting in the band.

4. Which member was snowed in his house without electricity, nearly starved, and had to be rescued by the National Coast Guard?

Answer: Jerry

Yep, poor Jerry had to be rescued. I guess he didn't have a manual can opener.

5. Mike Inez dedicated the song 'Down in a Hole' to his golden retriever. What was the dog's name?

Answer: Chuck

Chuck sadly passed away in the early 1990s. The song was dedicated to him at Lallapalooza in 1993.

6. In "The Nona Tapes", Sean is wearing a shirt with an altered Marlboro pack on it. What does the shirt say instead of Marlboro?

Answer: Marijuana

I thought it was cute.

7. Which member missed a gig on December 1, 1991 because he thought November had 31 days?

Answer: Jerry

Jerry received a pocket calendar for Christmas from the execs at Columbia records! The band was touring with Van Halen, but Jerry missed the show because he forgot that November only had 30 days.

8. Which band did AIC open for (four dates) in 1996?

Answer: KISS

Mike was drunk through the entire thing, according to multiple reports--especially the Louisville, KY gig.

9. What year did AIC form?

Answer: 1987

Layne, who was living at Music Bank, met Jerry and let him stay at his place for awhile. Things progressed from there.

10. In the beginning, one member was dating another member's sister. Who was the boyfriend and who was the brother?

Answer: Sean was dating Mike Starr's sister

No, Jerry was NOT dating his own sister!

11. According to Mike Inez in "The Nona Tapes", he owned a hot dog stand. What was the name of the stand?

Answer: Rock Dogs

Yes, he claimed to own a hot dog stand. He also mentioned coming to the beauty parlor (where the scene was filmed) for a colonoscopy, but the machine broke down.

12. Layne had a girlfriend who sadly died of a drug overdose. What was her name?

Answer: Demri

Her last name was Parrott. She's mentioned in the thank yous in the liner notes of (at least) "Facelift".

13. When Jerry's mother was dying, he wasn't allowed to see her on her deathbed. Which of his relatives wouldn't let him see her?

Answer: his uncle

Oddly enough, Jerry says he isn't upset about this anymore.

14. Who did Mike Inez play bass for before joining AIC?

Answer: Ozzy Osbourne

Mike asked Ozzy if he should accept AIC's offer, Ozzy replied if he didn't, he'd be in the hospital for a week. A week, Ozzy stated, was how long it would take doctors to get his foot out of Mike's a**

15. What is Sean's dad's name?

Answer: Frank Kinney

He was a cop and detective.

16. Speaking of Sean's dad, he was on a task force to hunt down which murderer?

Answer: The Green River Killer

Someone later came forward and admitted to being the Green River Killer.

17. What was Jerry's dad's nickname?

Answer: The Rooster

Jerry and his dad were estranged until Rooster came out. His dad says it was eerily close to how Vietnam was.

18. What was the name of AIC's first EP?

Answer: 'We Die Young'

'Sap' was the second, 'Jar of Flies' was the most successful, and 'Blew' is a Nirvana EP.

19. During 'Unplugged', the actual show, Jerry sings a little country ditty. What three words does he say are 'on me'?

Answer: gloom, despair, and agony

Jerry's a redneck...but he's awesome.

20. Who is the lead singer? If you don't know this...stop the quiz NOW!

Answer: Layne

It's Layne Staley.

21. When is Layne's birthday?

Answer: August 22, 1967

All four dates are band members' birthdays. In case you're wondering: March 18-Jerry; May 27-Sean; and May 13-Mike Inez.

22. In 'The Nona Tapes', once again, what profession did Sean undertake?

Answer: clown

He had the whole Bozo look going on.

23. Which side of Sean's nose is pierced?

Answer: right

At the end of 'The Nona Tapes' Sean isn't wearing his nose ring. It looks weird.

24. At the end of 'Live: Facelift!', there are three AIC videos. Name them in order.

Answer: we die young, man in the box, and sea of sorrow

It's sad that you have to buy music videos nowadays because MTV never plays any.

25. If you could spend time with any member of AIC, who would it be? (Living or not) lowercase spelling

Answer: jerry

Okay, so it's not a hard question, I thought it would be a cute ending question. RIP Layne. Thanks for playing!

Source: Author pjchik

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